diff --git a/src/libutil/url.hh b/src/libutil/url.hh
index 2ef88ef2a..1f716ba10 100644
--- a/src/libutil/url.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/url.hh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ParsedURL parseURL(const std::string & url);
 
 // URI stuff.
 const static std::string pctEncoded = "(?:%[0-9a-fA-F][0-9a-fA-F])";
-const static std::string schemeRegex = "(?:[a-z+]+)";
+const static std::string schemeRegex = "(?:[a-z+.-]+)";
 const static std::string ipv6AddressRegex = "(?:\\[[0-9a-fA-F:]+\\])";
 const static std::string unreservedRegex = "(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-._~])";
 const static std::string subdelimsRegex = "(?:[!$&'\"()*+,;=])";